. 2023 Jan 21;23:50. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05368-0

Table 2.

Antibiotic use by indication during 1019 full-term deliveries

	Indications to antibiotic use
Prophylactic antibiotics n = 353^a,b	Proven or unclear GBS^c carriage status 174 (49.3%)	Caesarean section 172 (49.7%)	Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes 24 (6.8%)	Foley catheter induction 13 (3.7%)	Green amniotic fluid 1 (0.3%)
Non-prophylactic antibiotics n = 49	Signs of chorioamnionitis 46 (93.9%)	Infection unrelated to delivery 4 (8.2%)

Indications to antibiotic use

Prophylactic antibiotics

n = 353^a,b

Proven or unclear GBS^c carriage status

174 (49.3%)

Caesarean section

172 (49.7%)

Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes

24 (6.8%)

Foley catheter induction

13 (3.7%)

Green amniotic fluid

1 (0.3%)

Non-prophylactic

antibiotics

n = 49

Signs of chorioamnionitis

46 (93.9%)

Infection unrelated to delivery

4 (8.2%)

^aOne indication stayed unclear

^b66 antibiotic courses include more than one indication

^cGroup B streptococcus